Conference Objectives National Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management: Challenges & Opportunities aims to bring together Academicians, Scientists, Researchers, Managers, Administrators, Engineers, NGOs, Law Experts and those interested in Water Resources Management to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of Sustainable Water Resources Management. It also provides the premier interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary forum for Researchers, Practitioners and Educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends and concerns, practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted in the field of Sustainable Water Resources Management. Themes of the Conference       Water Quality Assessment and Management Water Conservation/ Harvesting Water Governance, Management Options & Implementation Trends in Water Resources Planning and Monitoring Management of Surface and Ground Water Resources Environmental Impact Assessment and its role in Water Resource Protection Highlights of Jabalpur Organizing Committee Patron: Prof. K.N. Singh Yadav, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor Convener: Prof. Y.K. Bansal Co. Convener: Prof. Anjana Sharma Members: Prof. Karuna S. Verma Prof. P.K. Singhal Prof. Kantishree De Prof. S.N. Bagchi Prof. Divya Bagchi Prof. S.S. Sandhu Prof. R.P. Mishra Prof. R.S. Sohane Prof. Sunil Pahwa Prof. Atul Dubey National Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management: Challenges & Opportunities January 20-21, 2015 Organizing Secretary: Prof. Surendra Singh, Department of Biological Sciences, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur 482001 (M.P.) Co-Organizing Secretary: Dr. Ashish Sharma, UIMC, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur 482001 (M.P.) Treasurer: Dr. Pallavi Datta, Women Scientist, Department of Biological Sciences, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur 482001 (M.P.) National Advisory Committee Prof. S.P. Gautam, Member M.P. P.S.C., Indore Dr. N.P. Shukla, Chairman, M.P. Pollution Control Board, Bhopal Dr. A.K. Pandey, Chairman, M.P. Private University Regulatory Commission, Bhopal Dr. Aditya Lunavat, Director, Swami Vevekanand, Career Marg Darshan Yojna, Government of M.P. Indore Prof. B.D. Tripathi, CAS in Botany, BHU, Varanasi Prof. D.P. Singh, Head, Department of Environmental Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow Dr. Sadhana Rayalu, Director, NEERI, Nagpur Prof. T. Satyanarayana, Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi (South Campus), New Delhi About University Rani Durgavati University formally known as University of Jabalpur is named after the Queen Rani Durgavati. It was constituted and established on 12 June 1956 under the Jabalpur University Act, 1956 (Act No. 22 of 1956) with territorial jurisdiction over Jabalpur revenue district. Organized by Department of Biological Sciences & University Institute of Management & Commerce (UIMC) Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur-482001 (M.P.) India & Sponsored by University Grants Commission New Delhi Call for Submission National Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management: Challenges & Opportunities 20-21 January, 2015 Registration Form Name:……………...…………………………… Designation:………………...…………………. Organization:………………………..………… Mailing Address:……………………………… …………….......................................................... ………………………………………………….. E-mail:………………………………................. Phone(R)……………(O)……………………… Mobile:…………………………………………. Title of the paper:………………....................... ……………………………………….................. ………………………………………………… Delegate Type: Industry/ Academic/ Student………………………………………… Accommodation required (Yes/No)………….. (If Yes, the participant may contact the Organizing Secretary well in advance) Payment Details DD No……….…………………………………. Date:……………………………………………. Bank:…………………………………………... Amount:……………………………………...… In favor of Treasurer, National Conference, RDVV Jabalpur, Payable at Jabalpur (M.P.) Date:………………………………………..… Place:…………...………Signature ……........... We encourage you to contribute and to help shape the conference through paper submissions. For the technical research track, we invite high quality submissions of papers describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas of Sustainable Water Resources Management. The conference solicits contributions of full-length papers, posters and abstracts that address the themes and topics for the conference. Poster Competition U.G. and P.G. students of affiliated Colleges of RDVV are encouraged to participate in poster competition. Prize will be given to both categories. Poster Session will be held on the second day of the conference. Format of Full Length Papers: Full length papers to be published in the proceedings should contain Title, Author’(s) Address, E-mail, Abstract, Introduction, Materials & Methods (not required in case of 'review' articles), Results and Discussion, Acknowledgements and References. For any query please contact: Mr. Sunil Choudhary Mob. 9981873319 Ms. Jyoti Sahu Mob. 9981128537 E-mail: [email protected] Conference Proceedings All submitted conference papers will be reviewed and after acceptance will be published in ISSN Journal. Authors may be asked to pay printing charges as applicable. Registration includes Conference material, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Accommodation Charges will be extra. Last date of Submission: Abstract: 25th December, 2014 Full Length Paper: 5th January, 2015 Instructions to Authors Participation Type Abstract & Research/Review Papers which are not under consideration for publishing elsewhere should be submitted online. E-mail: [email protected] Format: The abstract in MS Word, Times New Roman, not exceeding 250 words should be in the following format- Theme, Preference: Oral/ Poster, Title (capital and bold, font size 14), Author(s) name (bold, presenting author's name underlined, font size 12) and affiliation (address of institution with email of corresponding author). Title, author(s) name and affiliation centre aligned. Key words (bold, font size 10, limited to 5 words). Text (justified, spacing 1.5). Registration Fee Registration Fee (On or before 25/12/14) (On-Spot) Scientists/ Academicians, Teachers, Managers, Administrators, NGOs, Law Experts Research Scholars Rs. 1500 Rs. 2000 Rs. 800 Rs. 2000 PG & UG Students Rs. 600 Rs. 1200 Persons from Indian Industries Accommodation Charge: Guest House Hotel AC/Non-AC Rs. 2500 Rs. 3000 Rs. 500/Day Rs. 2000-3000/Day